Texas Rangers vs California Angels
July 31, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1973 at Anaheim Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 4, California Angels 2

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 5 1 0 0
Harris cf 5 0 1 0
Fregosi 3b 5 1 1 0
Johnson dh 5 1 2 1
Burroughs lf 3 0 1 1
Sudakis 1b 4 1 2 0
Grieve rf 3 0 2 1
Billings c 3 0 1 1
Mackanin ss 4 0 2 0
Clyde p 0 0 0 0
  Gogolewski p 0 0 0 0
  Durham p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 12 4
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b,ss 3 0 1 0
Gallagher 3b 4 0 0 0
Robinson dh 4 0 1 0
Oliver 1b 4 1 2 1
Scheinblum rf 4 0 1 0
  DaVanon pr 0 0 0 0
Stanton lf 2 0 0 0
Berry cf 4 1 2 0
Kusnyer c 1 0 0 0
  Grabarkewitz ph 1 0 1 0
  Stelmaszek c 0 0 0 0
  Epstein ph 1 0 0 0
  Stephenson c 1 0 0 0
Meoli ss 1 0 0 0
  Llenas ph,2b 0 0 0 1
Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Lange p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 8 2
Texas 000 211 0004120
California 000 001 001283
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Clyde  W (3-3) 7.0 4 1 1 2 5
  Gogolewski   1.1 4 1 1 1 0
  Durham  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
4
6
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  L (8-15) 6.0 10 4 4 0 2
  Lange   3.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
0
5

  E–Kusnyer 2 (3), Meoli (19).  DP–Texas 2.  2B–Texas Mackanin (2,off Wright), California Grabarkewitz (6,off Clyde); Robinson (15,off Clyde).  HR–California Oliver (14,9th inning off Gogolewski 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Grieve (2,off Wright); Billings (1,off Lange).  SF–Burroughs (5,off Wright); Llenas (4,off Clyde).  CS–Stanton (2,2nd base by Clyde/Billings); Gallagher (3,2nd base by Clyde/Billings).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:22.  A–11,147.
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